DDx
Male pattern baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia) Female pattern hair loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) Alopecia areata (spot baldness); Alopecia totalis or universalis Traction alopecia Trichotillomania Trichorrhexis nodosa Tinea capitis Telogen effluvium (illness, pregnancy,...
DDx
Nonspecific musculoskeletal Viral myalgias Scheuermann’s kyphosis Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis Sickle cell crisis Scoliosis Inflammatory spondyloarthropathies (ankylosing spondylitis, IBD, reactive arthritis) Trauma, vertebral fracture Syringomyelia Back mouse...
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Nonspecific back pain. Mechanical low back pain (>85% causes) Lumbar strain or sprain — most common cause. Osteoarthritis of the facet joints of the spine Spondylosis (discs) Herniated disc Vertebral compression fracture (2/2 to osteoporosis) Fractures...
DDx
See Differential Diagnosis of Sore Throat (Pharyngitis).
DDx
Differential Diagnosis of a Generalized Rash Atopic dermatitis (Eczema) Contact dermatitis Drug reaction (Drug eruption) Viral exanthem (nonspecific) Urticaria (hives) Poison ivy Folliculitis Insect Bites Seborrheic dermatitis Tinea corporis Tinea versicolor...
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Differential Diagnosis of Red Eye Viral conjunctivitis (most common cause of red eye) Allergic / irritant conjunctivitis Bacterial conjunctivitis Neonatal Conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Blepharitis Hordeolum (Stye) Chalazion Bacterial Endophthalmitis Fungal...
